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Asking for a friend in Cali, (Thanks in advance.)

How would you propose to resurface and smooth an interior brick wall. i.e., make it smooth?

He's getting all kinds of divergent info out there.

(I told him to hire a good stucco/ plaster guy - yes/no?)

Thanks much.
 
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MarkJames said:
Asking for a friend in Cali, (Thanks in advance.)

How would you propose to resurface and smooth an interior brick wall. i.e., make it smooth?

He's getting all kinds of divergent info out there.

(I told him to hire a good stucco/ plaster guy - yes/no?)

Thanks much.
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Asking for a friend? What is your trade? This might do better at diy.com.


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MarkJames said:
In what way does it depend on the brick?

So you'd suggest drywall instead of direct smoothing. That's what one guy wants to do.
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How smooth is the brick? Is it plumb? Drywall is easier otherwise I'm depending on adhesion for plaster. I've only been on one job where the plaster wasn't cracked, loose, etc. it was the Busch mansion in Grant's farm.
 
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Sorry I misunderstood your question...you're looking to smooth the wall with the minimum of projection?...or doesn't that matter.

Structolite troweled on will give you a hard, smooth surface. Much quicker than furring and drywall.
 
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Hardwall Plaster.
 
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Years ago I had a guy plaster an interior brick wall. When he was done and it cured you could see the mortar joints. It’s like they were ghosting through the plaster. Painting took care of it.
 
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Top coat should take care of the ghosting.
 
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I've used drywall. Stuck to the brick with durabond.

It worked out well. Easy and fast, smooth surface. It was a nine ft wide wall.

Plaster will take a little more work, it will also project off the wall. So it depends upon how you're going to handle the existing casework.

Are the other walls plaster or drywall? Keep things consistent?
 
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